George Kalmus

George Ernest Kalmus, CBE, FRS
Born	(1935-04-21) 21 April 1935 (age 90) Beočin, Yugoslavia
Awards	Glazebrook Medal and Prize (2002)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics/Particle Physics

George Ernest Kalmus, CBE, FRS ^[1] (born 21 April 1935) is a British particle physicist.

Kalmus was associate director, 1986–94 and Director of Particle Physics, 1994–97 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

He was visiting professor, Physics and Astronomy Department, 1984–2000, University College London and has been a Fellow there since 1998. ^[1]

Kalmus was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1988 ^[1] and made a CBE in 2000. ^[1] He is currently an Honorary Scientist, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ^[1]

Education

Kalmus went to St Albans County Grammar School (later renamed Verulam School). He received his BSc (1956) and PhD (1959) at University College London ^[1] where he remained for a further three years as a Research Associate. He is now an Honorary Fellow of University College London. ^[1]

Publications

Kalmus has published numerous articles on experimental particle physics. A listing of many of Kalmus' works can be found in 'INSPIRE' Particle Physics Database and the Science and Technology Facilities Council ePublication Archive. ^{[1] [2]}

Positions

• 1959-1962 – Research Associate at University College London.
• 1962-1963 – Research Associate at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory(LRL) University of California, Berkeley.
• 1963-1964 – Lecturer in Physics Department at University College London.
• 1964-1967 – Research Associate at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
• 1967-1971 – Senior Physicist at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory University of California.
• 1970-1971 – Sabbatical leave at CERN as visiting scientist
• 1972-1986 – Group Leader, Bubble Chamber Group and DELPHI Group, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), England
• 1984 – Visiting professor, Physics Department at University College London.
• 1986-1997 – Director, Particle Physics and Head of Particle Physics Department. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
• 1998-2000 – Senior Scientist, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, on sabbatical leave at CERN
• 2000 – Honorary Scientist, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Professional and science organisations

Kalmus has served on and contributed to a considerable number of professional and science organisations throughout his career. These have included over a decade as the Director and Head of Particle Physics Department of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Kalmus has also been an active member of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and of CERN and University College London.

He has also been involved the Royal Society and with the American Physical Society and the Institute of Physics.

Apart from his duties as Director of Particle Physics at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Kalmus has served on a number of international committees. These include:

• Member of the CERN Track Chamber Committee
• Chairman of the BEBC user group at CERN
• Member of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron Committee
• Member of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Fundamental Physics Advisory Committee
• Chairman of the European High Energy Physics Computing Coordinating Committee
• Member of the Advisory Committee on TRIUMF (2000-2005)
• Member of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee (1990-1996)
• Chairman of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee (1999-2001)
• Member of the DOE/NSF HEPAP Long Range Planning Group (2001)
• Chairman of the ECFA Group on Organisational Matters for an International Linear Collider (2003)
• Member of the ICFA International Technology Review Panel for an International Linear Collider (2004)

Honours and awards

• 1960 – Fellow of the Physical Society (Later the Institute of Physics)
• 1988 – Fellow of the American Physical Society ^[1]
• 1988 – Fellow of the Royal Society ^{[1] [3]}
• 1998 – Fellow of University College London ^[1]
• 2000 – CBE for services to international particle physics research ^{[1] [4]}
• 2002 – Institute of Physics Glazebrook Medal and Prize for leadership and promotion of particle physics in the UK and internationally ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Kalmus' brother, Peter Kalmus, is another British particle physicist. A press release from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) in 2002 commented that "A particle physicist in the family is a rare occurrence. That there should be two and both be leaders of the field is even more unusual, yet Professors Peter and George Kalmus have achieved this." ^[7]

References

1. Professor George Ernest Kalmus, Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2013 Edition. Retrieved 12 July 2013
2. Science & Technology Facilities Council ePublication Archive. Publications for G E Kalmus. Retrieved 21 July 2013
3. Royal Society – Library and Information Services – List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1600-2007. Retrieved 22 July 2013
4. Birthday Honours List 2000. CBEs I-W. BBC News Friday 16 June 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2013
5. Institute of Physics – Awards – List of Glazebrook Medal Recipients – George Earnest Kalmus 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
6. Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils. Annual Report 2001-2002. STFC Publications Archive – CCLRC Reports. Retrieved 21 July 2013
7. pparc.ac.uk The Physics of Brothers. Julia Maddock – Press Officer, PPARC. 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2013

External links

• Scientific publications of George Kalmus on INSPIRE-HEP